A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TWO OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED COMPANIES IN THE WORLD OF PARKOUR

A COMPLETE RANGE OF TALENT AND PRODUCTION SERVICES FOR TV, FILM, ADVERTISING AND EVENTS
    • The Largest Collective of Experienced Parkour Professionals In The World
    • The Official Delivery Agent for Parkour UK, the National Governing Body
    • The Co-Creators of the A.D.A.P.T. Qualification, The Globally Recognised Parkour Coaching Scheme.
    • Innovative, Award-Winning British TV, Commerial and Film Production Company
    • The Makers of Channel 4's Seminal Parkour Films 'Jump London' and 'Jump Britain'
    • Backed and Part Owned by ITV Studios, One of Europe's Biggest Production Companies

  • The Parkour Partnership brings together the experience of two of the world’s most experienced Parkour entities. Quite simply it unites the world’s largest and most talented collective of Parkour talent with the producers of the film that first brought Parkour to the attention of a truly global audience. The two companies have worked together since 2006 and are able to offer a complete and professional ‘one stop shop’ for production and talent needs to advertisers, agencies and producers.

    Carbon Media Limited Was set up in 2004 by Mike Christie and Mike Smith after the global success of their seminal Parkour film ‘Jump London’. Jump London went on to sell to over 65 countries and was one of the UK’s biggest TV exports of 2004. Carbon has subsequently become one of the UK’s most innovative and creative production companies. Its projects, including the Parkour sequel 'Jump Britain' and five-year, multi million pound Channel 4 arts series ‘Big Art’, have won multiple awards. It is now part owned by ITV Studios – one of Europe’s biggest production companies.

    Parkour Generations Is the largest collective of parkour professionals in the world, including many of the founders and principal developers of the art from France and the UK. Working across all sectors of the industry for more than ten years, from film to television commercials to product launches to choreography and live demonstrations, the Parkour Generations Team has unparalleled experience in the field. Parkour Generations also operates the most successful teaching network of parkour/freerunning anywhere in the world, and its Directors have been responsible for the establishment of the art’s first National Governing Body as well as being co-founders of the globally recognised ADAPT Instructor Qualification Programme.

  • Latest Work - Alpella Advert

    This spot – the world’s first Parkour first-person POV commercial – was conceived by Universal McCann and shot at the end of 2009 for Asian confectionary giant Alpella. The brief was to produce high-energy and gritty action: the challenge was to shoot it in the suburbs of Istanbul on new and untested HD cameras. Parkour Partnership provided the director and Parkour talent.

    • Director : Mike Christie
    • Parkour : Thomas Coetdic for Parkour Generations
    • Parkour choreography : Johann Vigroux for Parkour Generations
    • Producer : Enis Ozkul, Dinamo Istanbul
    • Creative : Oktar Aki, Universal McCann
    Older Work >

  • ST TRINIANS 2: THE LEGEND OF FRITTON’S GOLD

    Parkour Partnership was approached by the producers of this hit British movie in the summer of 2009, as they were keen to integrate some Parkour into a chase sequence in the middle of the film. Parkour Partnerships provided a second unit director, along with Parkour choreographer, and dealt with the difficult task of casting skilled female Parkouristes to double for the female cast, including Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding.

    • 2nd Unit Director : Mike Christie
    • Parkour : Agota Mahop and Tracey Tiltman for Parkour Generations
    • Parkour choreography : Dan Edwardes for Parkour Generations
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  • The Parkour Partnership offers only the most experienced and talented professional practitioners of parkour/freerunning in the world today and has provided performers for the highest profile displays of this dynamic art on the small or big screen, including hit films such as Babylon A.D. and St Trinians 2, and television commercials for Toyota, K-Swiss, Samsung and many more. Performing parkour on camera is a skill in itself, with the best results being produced by experienced professionals who know and can manage the many requirements and rigours of high-intensity shooting.

  • Choreographing parkour for the camera is very different from traditional stunt and action work, and there are still very few individuals capable of capturing the essence of the stunning movements and shaping them to fit a storyboard. With founding practitioners such as Yann Hnautra, Stephane Vigroux and Chau Belle who have over thirty years experience between them of choreographing for high-profile shoots for clients ranging from Nokia to Cirque du Soleil to the BBC, the Parkour Partnership can provide professional choreography for any eventuality.

  • Finding the right practitioner for the right role is an intricate process, and one that requires an experienced eye and in-depth knowledge of both the production and the performance elements of the industry. Parkour Generations has cast professionals for numerous professional film and TV shoots of every description, including commercial work in Asia, America, Africa and all across Europe, and has access to the most comprehensive community of on-screen parkour talent in the industry.

  • The art of filming Parkour is anything but straightforward. An understanding of the discipline is essential to get the best from the choreographer and talent, and production experience is essential to negotiate the production difficulties associated with any action filming, especially if filming at height. The Parkour Partnership works with a number of directors and producers who have a track record of delivering Parkour on-screen, including:
    Mike Christie

    Mike Christie was the writer and director of both seminal Parkour films ‘Jump London’ and ‘Jump Britain’ for Channel 4. Amongst nearly 50 broadcast credits for television, advertising and film, he also has a number of other Parkour credits including commercials for the North American phone giant Rogers (agency: Publicis) and the Middle Eastern confectionary giant Alpella (agency: Universal McCann).

    Julie Angel

    Globally regarded as parkour’s official film-maker, Julie’s work with Parkour Generations has seen her films regularly receiving over a million views on YouTube, leading her to become a featured content provider for the channel. Julie was responsible for the classic film Le Singe Est de Retour, an in-depth profile of French traceur Stephane Vigroux, licensed for the UK DVD retail release of Luc Besson´s District 13.

  • Carbon’s production HQ is in the wonderful district of Clerkenwell, in central London. It’s in easy reach of all major transport networks, including most tube lines and several major central London train stations.
    The fully resourced office houses its creative and administrative staff, along with production space of up to 50 desks, which offers the perfect space to base international clients in need of a London base during productions with the Parkour Partnership.
    Carbon also has a regional office in Manchester.

  • The Parkour Partnership is fully equipped to pitch for and provide a complete production to agencies. However, we can also provide line production services to third party production companies who need expertise the Partnership can bring.

    Carbon’s central London office can provide both a fully resourced production space and full support services including in-house access to its legal and accounting departments, along with every other production services a producer might need to source.

  • HEALTH & SAFETY AND STUNTS
    The Parkour Partnership has worked with some of the country's leading professionals in this area, and has extensive experience in risk-assessments and production insurance for dangerous and logistically improbable Parkour shoots. Our preferred Health and Safety advisors and stunt co-ordinators have years of experience – as well as the obligatory anecdotes from the production of several James Bond movie productions.

    LOCATIONS
    The Parkour Partnership has expert knowledge of ideal Parkour locations for filming across both London and the UK. We have previously negotiated access to hundreds of locations – including rooftops of many famous British landmarks for the Jump films. We can provide location scouts and location managers who are fully versed in the unique demands of Parkour, providing a shortlist of locations far quicker than inexperienced scouts would manage.

    POST-PRODUCTION
    Carbon works extensively with some of London’s finest post-production houses and can source and manage all mediums at the highest standard and with speed.

    MUSIC
    Our music production team have written music for hundreds of commercials and TV programmes in the UK and around the world.

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